One that is supreme or preeminent in a particular group, category, or sphere.
King
The perfect, omniscient, omnipotent being; God.
Christianity Jesus.
Abbr. K A playing card bearing the figure of a king, ranking above a queen.
Abbr. K The principal chess piece, which can move one square in any direction and must be protected against checkmate.
A piece in checkers that has been moved to the last row on the opponent's side of the board and been crowned, thus becoming free to move both forward and backward.
Games
Abbr. K A playing card bearing the figure of a king, ranking above a queen.
Abbr. K The principal chess piece, which can move one square in any direction and must be protected against checkmate.
A piece in checkers that has been moved to the last row on the opponent's side of the board and been crowned, thus becoming free to move both forward and backward.
Kings(used with a sing. verb) Abbr. K or Kgs. See Table at Bible.
adj.
Principal or chief, as in size or importance.
tr.v.
kinged, king·ing, kingsGames
To make (a piece in checkers) into a king; crown.
[Middle English, from Old English cyning; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]
King, Billie Jean Moffitt Born 1943.
American tennis player who won 20 titles at Wimbledon (6 singles, 10 women's doubles, and 4 mixed doubles) and 4 U.S. Open championships (1967, 1971, 1972, and 1974).
King, Coretta Scott 1927-2006.
American civil rights leader noted for her work on behalf of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Foundation after the assassination of her husband, Martin Luther King, Jr. (1968).
King, Martin Luther, Jr. 1929-1968.
American cleric whose eloquence and commitment to nonviolent tactics formed the foundation of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Among the many peaceful demonstrations he led was the 1963 March on Washington, at which he delivered his "I have a dream" speech. He won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize, four years before he was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
King, Maxine Known as "Micki." Born 1944.
American diver who dominated women's diving in the 1960s. She was injured while competing in the 1968 Olympics but won one Olympic gold medal in 1972.
King, Rufus 1755-1827.
American politician and diplomat. A member of the Continental Congress (1784-1787) and the Constitutional Convention (1787), he served as ambassador to Great Britain (1796-1803 and 1825-1826).
O.E. cyning, from P.Gmc. *kuninggaz (cf. Du. koning, O.H.G. kuning, O.N. konungr, Dan. konge, Ger. könig). Possibly related to O.E. cynn "family, race" (see kin), making a king originally a "leader of the people;" or from a related root suggesting "noble birth," making a king originally "one who descended from noble birth." The sociological and ideological implications make this a topic of much debate. Finnish kuningas "king," O.C.S. kunegu "prince" (Rus. knyaz, Boh. knez), Lith. kunigas "clergyman" are loans from Gmc. In O.E., used for names of chiefs of Anglian and Saxon tribes or clans, then of the states they founded. Also extended to British and Danish chiefs they fought. The chess piece so called from 1411; the playing card from 1563; use in checkers/draughts first recorded 1820. Applied in nature to species deemed remarkably big or dominant (e.g. king crab, 1698),
"As leon is the king of bestes." [John Gower, "Confessio Amantis," 1390]
Kingfisher (1440) was originally king's fisher, for obscure reasons. Kingdom-come "the next world" (1785) is from the Lord's Prayer. The film "King Kong" was released 1933.
King Cove, AK (city, FIPS 39410) Location: 55.05857 N, 162.29982 W Population (1990): 451 (127 housing units) Area: 7.5 sq km (land), 5.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99612
King Hill, ID Zip code(s): 83633
King City, MO (city, FIPS 38774) Location: 40.05064 N, 94.52471 W Population (1990): 986 (482 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64463
King City, CA (city, FIPS 38520) Location: 36.21298 N, 121.12822 W Population (1990): 7634 (2444 housing units) Area: 7.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 93930
King William, VA Zip code(s): 23086
King City, OR (city, FIPS 39150) Location: 45.40543 N, 122.80158 W Population (1990): 2060 (1456 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
King County, WA (county, FIPS 33) Location: 47.47451 N, 121.84428 W Population (1990): 1507319 (647343 housing units) Area: 5506.6 sq km (land), 467.9 sq km (water)
King Salmon, AK (CDP, FIPS 39630) Location: 58.74292 N, 156.54464 W Population (1990): 696 (228 housing units) Area: 568.1 sq km (land), 47.9 sq km (water)
King County, TX (county, FIPS 269) Location: 33.61409 N, 100.25184 W Population (1990): 354 (191 housing units) Area: 2363.0 sq km (land), 2.7 sq km (water)
King Of Prussia, PA Zip code(s): 19406
King William County, VA (county, FIPS 101) Location: 37.70302 N, 77.09668 W Population (1990): 10913 (4193 housing units) Area: 713.4 sq km (land), 26.5 sq km (water)
King of Prussia, PA (CDP, FIPS 39736) Location: 40.09552 N, 75.38342 W Population (1990): 18406 (8376 housing units) Area: 21.7 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
King George County, VA (county, FIPS 99) Location: 38.26454 N, 77.15481 W Population (1990): 13527 (5280 housing units) Area: 466.2 sq km (land), 20.2 sq km (water)
King And Queen C, VA Zip code(s): 23085
King and Queen County, VA (county, FIPS 97) Location: 37.72030 N, 76.90179 W Population (1990): 6289 (2698 housing units) Area: 819.2 sq km (land), 26.1 sq km (water)
King, NC (city, FIPS 35760) Location: 36.27798 N, 80.35761 W Population (1990): 4059 (1562 housing units) Area: 9.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 27021
King, WI Zip code(s): 54946
Chain O' Lakes-King, WI (CDP, FIPS 13885) Location: 44.33080 N, 89.16780 W Population (1990): 1667 (1071 housing units) Area: 10.9 sq km (land), 3.2 sq km (water)
Eng"lish\, n. 1. Collectively, the people of England; English people or persons. 2. The language of England or of the English nation, and of their descendants in America, India, and other countries. Note: The English language has been variously divided into periods by different writers. In the division most commonly recognized, the first period dates from about 450 to 1150. This is the period of full inflection, and is called Anglo-Saxon, or, by many recent writers, Old English. The second period dates from about 1150 to 1550 (or, if four periods be recognized, from about 1150 to 1350), and is called Early English, Middle English, or more commonly (as in the usage of this book), Old English. During this period most of the inflections were dropped, and there was a great addition of French words to the language. The third period extends from about 1350 to 1550, and is Middle English. During this period orthography became comparatively fixed. The last period, from about 1550, is called Modern English. 3. A kind of printing type, in size between Pica and Great Primer. See Type. Note: The type called English. 4. (Billiards) A twist or spinning motion given to a ball in striking it that influences the direction it will take after touching a cushion or another ball. TheKing's, or Queen's, English. See under King.
Kin\, n. [OE. kin, cun, AS. cynn kin, kind, race, people; akin to cennan to beget, D. kunne sex, OS. & OHG. kunni kin, race, Icel. kyn, Goth. kuni, G. & D. kind a child, L. genus kind, race, L. gignere to beget, Gr. ? to be born, Skr. jan to beget. ?. Cf. Kind, King, Gender kind, Nation.]1. Relationship, consanguinity, or affinity; connection by birth or marriage; kindred; near connection or alliance, as of those having common descent. 2. Relatives; persons of the same family or race. The father, mother, and the kinbeside. --Dryden. You are of kin, and so a friend to their persons. --Bacon.
King\ (k[i^]ng), n. A Chinese musical instrument, consisting of resonant stones or metal plates, arranged according to their tones in a frame of wood, and struck with a hammer.
is in Scripture very generally used to denote one invested with authority, whether extensive or limited. There were thirty-one kings in Canaan (Josh. 12:9, 24), whom Joshua subdued. Adonibezek subdued seventy kings (Judg. 1:7). In the New Testament the Roman emperor is spoken of as a king (1 Pet. 2:13, 17); and Herod Antipas, who was only a tetrarch, is also called a king (Matt. 14:9; Mark 6:22). This title is applied to God (1 Tim. 1:17), and to Christ, the Son of God (1 Tim. 6:15, 16; Matt. 27:11). The people of God are also called "kings" (Dan. 7:22, 27; Matt. 19:28; Rev. 1:6, etc.). Death is called the "king of terrors" (Job 18:14). Jehovah was the sole King of the Jewish nation (1 Sam. 8:7; Isa. 33:22). But there came a time in the history of that people when a king was demanded, that they might be like other nations (1 Sam. 8:5). The prophet Samuel remonstrated with them, but the people cried out, "Nay, but we will have a king over us." The misconduct of Samuel's sons was the immediate cause of this demand. The Hebrew kings did not rule in their own right, nor in name of the people who had chosen them, but partly as servants and partly as representatives of Jehovah, the true King of Israel (1 Sam. 10:1). The limits of the king's power were prescribed (1 Sam. 10:25). The officers of his court were, (1) the recorder or remembrancer (2 Sam. 8:16; 1 Kings 4:3); (2) the scribe (2 Sam. 8:17; 20:25); (3) the officer over the house, the chief steward (Isa. 22:15); (4) the "king's friend," a confidential companion (1 Kings 4:5); (5) the keeper of the wardrobe (2 Kings 22:14); (6) captain of the bodyguard (2 Sam. 20:23); (7) officers over the king's treasures, etc. (1 Chr. 27:25-31); (8) commander-in-chief of the army (1 Chr. 27:34); (9) the royal counsellor (1 Chr. 27:32; 2 Sam. 16:20-23). (For catalogue of kings of Israel and Judah see chronological table in Appendix.)
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